Vaudreuil-Dorion, Canada — Aimtec has released the industry's first and only AC/DC LED drivers that are capable of an ultra-cold startup at -55°C. This new line of rugged LED drivers has been designed to support the integration of SSL technology in extreme cold climates and high altitudes, such ...

Aarbergen-Kettenbach, Germany — Beta Layout's newest innovation "Magic PCB" is being unveiled. This new development is described as a groundbreaking application — a machine to embed RFID chips into a printed circuit board.

Camarillo, CA — Binder-USA has expanded the Series 620 snap-in product line by including color-coded plugs and receptacles. The color-coded connectors help to prevent accidental mis-mating when several connectors are installed on the same equipment. With an OD of only 11.5mm, the connectors offer ...

Yorba Linda, CA — B&K Precision has added the model 1747 — the company's dual range DC power source. Delivering up to 350W of power with constant voltage (CV) and constant current (CC) modes, the new unit can output either higher voltage at a lower current range (0-60V, 5A), or higher current ...

Concord, CA — Green Watt Power, a Division of Calex Mfg., has introduced the GLC-30 Series of Constant Current AC/DC LED power supplies. The universal input LED power supplies accept the full range AC input voltage of 100 to 277VAC, offering stable and reliable 30W output power. They are available ...

Breda, Netherlands — Cobar Solder Products Inc. now carries Balver Zinn LF3237 Solder Wire, a heat-activated flux formulation for special applications, whose residue is water-soluble . The solder wire shows fast and excellent wetting properties. Because of the high halide content of 1.2 percent, it performs very well on all available PCB finishes.

Fort Myers, FL — Fox Electronics, an IDT company, has enhanced its innovative XpressO line of low jitter configurable oscillators with the XpressO-TC, a new TCXO (Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator) version with custom frequencies up to 250MHz. As with all XpressO oscillators, the new TCXOs ...

Weilheim/Teck, Germany — The GL Spectis 1.1 is the newest member of the family of handy mini-spectrometers from GL Optic — a tool that allows for a reliable spectral light measurement. Together with the handy integrating sphere GL Opti Sphere 48, available as an accessory, brightness values can ...

Jena, Germany — Goepel electronic is introducing the TAP-Isolator, a special module to improve interference immunity in serial scan operations. The newly developed hardware was specifically designed for applications in critical signal environments needing potential isolation, enabling a complete ...

Cheektowaga, NY — Hammond Manufacturing has introduced an online configuration tool for its HME Series of modular freestanding enclosures, the Q-Assembly service, www.q-assembly.com. The tool is simple and logical to use. It guides the specifier from the initial selection of the required cabinet ...

Minneapolis, MN — Honeywell has released the new Limitless™Wireless Operator Interface, WOI Series, which expands the company's Limitless wireless switch and receiver portfolio by providing a packaged pushbutton controller for manufacturers and OEMs....

Eagan, MN — Ironwood Electronics has introduced a new MicroSD socket (SBT-MicroSD-01) that addresses high performance requirements for Speed Class Rating, which guarantees a minimum rate at which data can be written to the card. The contactor is a stamped spring pin with 19 gram actuation force per ...

Garbsen, Germany — LPKF Laser & Electronics is providing live demonstrations of its in-house rapid PCB prototyping equipment which is especially suitable for in-house prototyping while eliminating the need for outsourcing. High-performance boards can be made and tested in a single day without the ...

Valencia, CA — The first in a new line of terminal blocks is being introduced by Oupiin. This initial offering covers pitches from 2.54 to 6.35mm with a current rating of 2 to 20amps and wire gauges from AWG 22 to AWG 10 (0.635mm diam. to 2.586mm diam.). Product Categories currently available and soon to be ...

Auburn, MA — PI has released a new catalog of its piezoelectric motors. The 70-page brochure covers three different types of piezo motors — inertial motors, often referred to as "stick slip" motors; ultrasonic motors; and stepping (walk) type motors.

In addition to applications and commercially available products with drawings and technical data, background information on the operating principles and physics behind of each type of motor is available.